Beyond the Curriculum: English Teachers' Perceptions of Kurikulum Merdeka Implementation

Abstract

An autonomous curriculum, the Merdeka Curriculum, signifies a substantial shift in Indonesia's educational paradigm. By doing so, a more dynamic and student-centered learning environment will be created, allowing teachers to create and implement curricula based on the needs and circumstances of their pupils. Finding out how English teachers think about creating learning objectives based on learning outcomes from Merdeka curricula is the aim of this study. Additionally, educators use differentiated instruction, learning cycles, and evaluations that are based on several curricula. The Merdeka curriculum is said to have an impact on English language learning, particularly on student learning outcomes, when the Merdeka curriculum is implemented in English language learning at SMP IT Annida' Lubuklinggau. This establishes the main point: the Merdeka curriculum (specifically the Merdeka curriculum) is believed to affect how students learn English and their results. Methods of qualitative description were used in the investigation. Two English teachers at SMP IT Annida's Lubuklinggau who implemented the Merdeka curriculum were interviewed in order to gather data. The study's findings demonstrated the influence of the Merdeka Curriculum on the process of learning English. Researcher can draw the conclusion that the use of an autonomous curriculum affects English language development based on the findings and the discussion above. Based on the learning outcomes of the autonomous curriculum, all English teachers develop their learning objectives.